E3 1997
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E3 1997 |
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Date: 1997-06-19 – 1997-06-21 |
Location: Georgia World Congress Center/Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA, United States |
Attendance: 37,100[1] |
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo 1997 (E3 1997) was the third E3 event to take place. Breaking from what would become a tradition, E3 1997 (and 1998) took place at the in Atlanta, Georgia, rather than Los Angeles in California. Sega were set up at booth #1546.
With no console launches, E3 1997 was mostly shared between the PlayStation and Nintendo 64, with Sega at this point running a distant third in North America. The N64 led on StarFox 64, Rare's Banjo-Kazooie and the now infamous Conker's Quest (which was later completely re-worked into the mature-rated Conker's Bad Fur Day), while the PlayStation displayed Metal Gear Solid, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Tomb Raider 2 and Resident Evil 2.
Sega led on Saturn ports of Duke Nukem 3D and Quake, as well as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Panzer Dragoon Saga and ports of Manx TT Super Bike and Sega Touring Car Championship. The company was promoting its "five-star" policy (i.e. focusing on quality over quantity), possibly in response to the lack of third-party Saturn support on display when compared to its rivals.
Contents
- 1 Products featured
- 1.1 Saturn
- 1.1.1 Sega
- 1.1.2 Acclaim Entertainment
- 1.1.3 Activision
- 1.1.4 ASC Games
- 1.1.5 Capcom
- 1.1.6 Eidos Interactive
- 1.1.7 Electronic Arts
- 1.1.8 Fox Interactive
- 1.1.9 Interplay
- 1.1.10 Koei
- 1.1.11 LucasArts
- 1.1.12 Malofilm Interactive
- 1.1.13 Midway Home Entertainment
- 1.1.14 Tecmo
- 1.1.15 Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- 1.1.16 Working Designs
- 1.2 Mega Drive
- 1.3 PC
- 1.4 Arcade
- 1.1 Saturn
- 2 Floor plan
- 3 Magazine articles
- 4 References
Products featured
Saturn
Sega
- Duke Nukem 3D[2][3][4]
- Enemy Zero[5][4]
- Last Bronx[2][4]
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park[5][4]
- Lunacy[4]
- Manx TT Super Bike[4] (video)
- NBA Action 98[4]
- NHL All-Star Hockey 98[4] (playable)
- Panzer Dragoon Saga[6][4]
- Quake[2][3][4]
- Saturn Bomberman[4]
- Sega Touring Car Championship[2][5] (40% complete build[7])
- Shining the Holy Ark
- Sky Target[4]
- Sonic Jam[4]
- Sonic R[2][8][4]
- World Series Baseball '98[4] (playable)
- Worldwide Soccer 98[5]
Acclaim Entertainment
Activision
ASC Games
Capcom
- Dungeons & Dragons Collection[9]
- Marvel Super Heroes[2][11][10]
- Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (announced)[11]
- Mega Man X4[9][10]
- Resident Evil[2][10]
- Street Fighter Collection[9][10]
- Street Fighter III (announced)[11]
- Vampire Savior (announced)[11][10]
- X-Men vs. Street Fighter (announced)[11]
Eidos Interactive
Electronic Arts
- FIFA Road to World Cup 98[9]
- Madden NFL 98[9]
- NASCAR 98[9]
- NBA Live 98[9]
- NHL 98[9]
- Warcraft II: The Dark Saga[9][10]
Fox Interactive
Interplay
Koei
LucasArts
Malofilm Interactive
Midway Home Entertainment
- Maximum Force[9][4]
- Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1[9]
- Mortal Kombat Trilogy[9][4]
Tecmo
Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Working Designs
Mega Drive
PC
Arcade
- The House of the Dead
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- Manx TT Super Bike
- Sega Super GT
- Virtua Fighter 3
Floor plan
Magazine articles
- Main article: E3 1997/Magazine articles.
References
- ↑ Ultra Game Players, "October 1997" (US; 1997-09-16), page 16
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Computer & Video Games, "August 1997" (UK; 1997-07-11), page 10
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Computer & Video Games, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 25
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 File:EGM US Supplement E31997.pdf, page 9
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Computer & Video Games, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 27
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 26
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "February 1998" (UK; 1998-01-14), page 14
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 24
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1997" (UK; 1997-07-16), page 13
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 File:EGM US Supplement E31997.pdf, page 8
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Computer & Video Games, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-13), page 29
- ↑ Press release: 1997-06-19: TERROR GOES OUT OF THIS WORLD IN FOX INTERACTIVE'S ALIENS VS. PREDATOR
- ↑ Press release: 1997-06-19: SegaSoft's Lose Your Marbles shoots other puzzle games out of the circle at E3